Wow, what a year! I’ve discovered that the older I get, the faster years go by. I’d like to take a few minutes and share some of the things I did in 2012.
- Attended two training classes with my dog Sadie.
- Learned some words in Czech for dog training purposes.
- Helped my mom with her budget so she could pay off a few debts.
- Organized the house some more. More still to do.
- Created a meetup group for dogs activities.
- Took the jump into a child adoption and started the process.
- Added kitchen hardware to all my kitchen cabinets and drawers.
- Created table space in my spare room which now is labeled my studio.
- Ordered a shed that will be put together in the spring of 2013.
- Rewarded Sadie by allowing her on the sofa with me. I made a special bed for her, similar to her BFF Jasmine’s bed.
- Started scanning in all my paperwork and storing on my computer and in the cloud.
- Lost 10 lbs on Weight Watchers.
- Started a marketing plan for my Etsy items.
Looking ahead for 2013, there are some things I hope are accomplished.
- Once I receive my tax returns, I plan on starting the adoption home study.
- I even hope that maybe I’ll receive a child referral, but I’m not holding my breath.
- Level an area in the back yard and put my shed together.
- Foster a dog.
- Save every penny I have to help with this adoption.
- Blog more.
- Finish the trim on my windows.
- Order at least one window blind.
- Learn another language – Amharic (since I’m adopting from Ethiopia)
- Paint more floorcloths.
- Lose another 10 lbs. Any suggestions? This last 10lb will be really hard to lose.
- Drive the rest of my mom’s belongings up to Maryland and sort through things.
- Hold another yard sale or two (to help with adoption)
- Put on a raffle or two (to help with adoption)
- Look into using WordPress.org to help sell my arts and crafts, along with Etsy.
- Become a permanent employee at my job.
- Get a decent and steady part-time job to help supplement the adoption costs. Or win the lottery! 🙂
- Find a church I like and attend at least once a month.
Well that’s all I can think of right now. Looking at my 2012 list, I don’t feel I have thought of everything. I mean it looks like I hardly did anything this past year. I know I did though. I think sometimes it’s easier to look forward – set goals – than to look back and remember things that you did. It will be interesting to look at this list at the end of 2013 and see how many items I was actually able to complete.
Haha, I like that you rewarded Sadie with the couch! Keep up the good work Tracy and see you in 2013!
Gobez! (When you get to #9 on your second list, you’ll know what that means.)
Now I’m curious what it means but I can’t find it on the Internet. 😦 I wish Rosetta Stone had Amharic.